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HOT WEATHER
+ AIDS MARKETS
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Melons, Canteloupes, Berries
Meet Heavy Demand,
Says Gregory
f Special to The Herald)
FORT WORTH, June 6—Ex
treme high temperatures for late
May made a heavy demand for wa
termelons, canteloupes and straw
berries throughout the country last
week, says C. M. Gregory-, local rep
resentative, Market News Service,
United States department of agri
culture, in his regular weekly le
view of fruit and vegetable mar
kets.
More than 2,000 cars each of wa
termelons, strawberries, new pota
toes moved to consuming centers, he
says, while shipments of tomatoes
mounted to 1,400 cars and almost
as many cars of canteloupes rolled.
Oranges dropped to slightly below
2 000 cars for the week and giapc
iiuit rapidly is disappearing from
the markets, the review says.
The review in part follows:
Potato Prices Decline
The advance in potato prices did
not hold. Markets were lower near
ly everywhere. Heavy rains in
southern Texas had practically
sapped digging and caused serious
damage to the remaining crop. Tex
as shipments will be greatly reduced.
The f. o. b. level for sacked Bliss
Triumphs in southern Alabama was
lower at $2.75 per 100 lbs. Alabama
and Louisiana Triumphs ranged
S2.75W4.25 in city markets, while
Texas arrivals sold at $3.00® 3 50.
South Carolina Cobblers brought
$4 50® 6.35 per barrel in a number
of markets, compared with North
Carolina and Virginia stock at $.50®
5.25. South Carolina shipments de
creased to 1.040 cars, but North
Carolina increased sharply to 663
cars. During this week last season.
North Carolina forwarded only 85
cars of potatoes. Virginia's output
increased to 145 cars last week.
Georgia originated 80 and shipments
from Alabama, Louisiana nad Tex
as dropped considerably. Total
movement of 2,365 cars of new po
tatoes was about one-third lighter
than corresponding shipments of a
year ago. North Carolina will lead
this week.
Old potato forwardings decreased
to 1,995 cars, and markets W’ere dull.
F. o. b. quotations on sacked Green
Mountains in northern Maine de
clined 30c to $1.25® 1.85. The range
in north central states was 55® 80c
Northern round whites declined in
the Chicago carlot market to 75®
95c. while Idaho Russets were much
lower at $1.50® 1.65. New stock dom
inates the market.
Heavy Movement of Melon*
Prices of watermelons held fairly
firm, in spite of the heavy’ output
of 2.129 cars during the week.
Warmer weather had stimulated the
demand. Florida shipments slightly
exceeded 2,000 cars and Texas for
warded 90. Movement was four
times that of a year ago. Cash
prices at Florida points held within
5 range of $225® 450 per carload of
24-30-lb. Tom Watsons. Dixie Belles
«mcracing 26-30-lb. returned $300®
375 per car. In large consuming
centers, melons were jobbing on a
unit basis mostly at 50c to $1.00 and
on a carload basis at $400 '<> 750.
Southern Tomatoes Active
Four-basket crates of tomatoes
had dropped to 90c cash In central
Mississippi but then advanced about
15c, with demand good, and the
week's shipments totaling 890 cars.
At this time last season. Mississippi
had not yet begun shipping toma
toes. Texas forwardings decreased
to 340 cars and Florida to 120. The
season opened in South Carolina.
• Total shipments of 1.385 cars of to
matoes from all sections were about
one-fifth more than a year ago.
Lug boxes were returning mostly
$2 00 in the lower Rio Grande Val
ley of Texas and weer bringing $2 00
®3.50 in terminal markets. Only
10 cars arrived from Mexico, this
stock showed a wide jobbing range
of 75c to $2 65 per lug. City deal
ers got $1.50® 1.60 per crate of Mis
sissippi tomatoes, while the six bas
ket crates from Florida held steady
at $3.00® 4.50.
Less Cabbage Moving
Cabbage markets were generally
dull, with prices moderate. Last re
port from central Mississippi showed
barrel crates bringing only 80® 90c.
Combined shipments of this crop
dropped to 645 cars, compared with
1.110 the week before and 925 a year
ago. # Virginia was still the leading
source of supply, but Tennessee was
Increasing. Barrel crates from Ten
nessee sold at $1.00® 125 In impor
tant distributing centers, while Mis
sissippi stock brought $150® 2.00.
Virginia cabbage was quoted in east
ern cities at $ .75 ■» 1.50 per crate or
40®60c per 11-2 bushel hamper.
Lettuce Selling Higher
Lettuce prices were considerably
higher as the movement from Cali
fornia dropped sharply to 500 cars.
Some sales were made in central
California at $4 00 per crate of five
dozen heads, general range was $3.25
413.75. Demand was exceeding the
supply. City quotations had ad
vanced to $4.00® 7.00 on California
stock, but the two dozen crates of
Big Boston lettuce from New Jersey
brought only 50c to $150. Rail
movement from New Jersey points
totaled 30 ci?rs.
Texas onions were becoming a
negligible factor in consuming cen
ters. And southern California stock
was more prominent. California
shipped 320 cars of which 260 orig
inated in the southern part of the
state. The Coachella Valley season
teiabout half finished. Only 50 cars
jf onions moved from southern
jfxas. and the season's output to
date is 6,600 cars. June shipments
of onions may be about midway be
tween the June record of the last
two years—less than the 1928 figure
but greater than in 1927. Imports
from Egypt have been only about
half those of last season.
Terminal markets were reporting
light arrivals of Texas yellow ber
mudas at $1.25® 1.90 per crate; with
Crystal Wax stock bringing $1.65®
2.10. Yellow bermudas from south
ern California ruled $1.65® 1.85
While the white variety brought
%1.75® 2.00.
REPORT OF NEW POTATO
* MOVEMENT
WASHINGTON. D. C., June 6.—
The country's potato situation will
practically be dominated during the
week June 2-8 hy shipment of new
stock from Virginia. North Carolina,
and shipments of old potatoes. South
Carolina will be minor factor from
DEDICATE EASTLAND COURTHOUSE
Eastland. Texas, capital of Eastland county, was the scene of a great celebration when the new $300,
000 six-story court house was dedicated to the veterans of the World War.
The building is declared to be one of the handsomest public edifices in Texas. In the rotunda Is a
huge bronze tablet bearing the names of 900 men who went from Eastland county into the service in the
great war.
This building is on the site of the old courthouse which gained world-wide fame when the cornerstone
was opened and "Old Rip,” the homed frog, emerged, presumably after a 30-year nap. The frog has
been immortalized in sculpture as his chiseled likeness appears in the friezework on the walls of the dis
trict court rooms.
The court house, the memorial tablet and one of the stone likenesses of Old Rip are shown in the pic
tures. The court house is illumined by flood lights at night—one of the few buildings thus lighted along
the Broadway of America.
now’ on: North Carolina is outstand
ing factor and with weather condi
tions permitting will probably ship
between 1.500 and 1,700 cars and
at the end of appreciable quantities
of potatoes during the coming-week,
probably shipping 70 cars its highest
day, and Eastern Shore, Va., will
also bet under way.
But number of cars that probably I
will be shipped is very questionable
as meetings have been held trying
to induce growers to hold off ship
ping potatoes until June 10. Grow
ers may or may not heed this ad
vice.
Shipments from Louisiana to June
3 have totaled 812 cars. It is es
timated that only about 125 cars
will be shipped during the current
1 week. Alabama reports heavy rains
were prevalent over potato districts
Saturday night and that fields are
still wet. probably 160 cars to be
shipped during week.
Reports from Texas indicate fair
weather prevailed Saturday but that
exceptionally heavy rains previous
to that date have greatly damaged
crops in Eagle Lakc-Wharton-Sugar
MOVE FOURTEEN
CASES IN DAY
Cameron Court at Law Be
gin* Clearing Civil
Docket
The Cameron county court-at-law
got down to work in earnest Wed
nesday, disposing of 14 cases. Civil
cases are o£ the docket, for the
first four weeks and criminal cases
will be tried during July.
First cases heard were suits for
collection of debts. The court or
dered judgment entered for the
plaintiff in each case as follows:
Joe Lowe corporation vs. Mercedes
Creamery company, amount, $319.80.
W. A. Moore vs. H. A. Vanzandt,
amount $300.
Merchants National bank vs. W.
L. Campbell, amount $1,113.49.
Patteson Motor company vs. John
W. Burns et al. amount $834 98.
First National bank vs. Angelo
Mascaciantonio; S. M. Jester, gar
nishee; amount. $50.
Glenn C. Farris vs. V. k. Spicgle
hour. amount, $240.99.
F. E. Morris vs. E. B. Ault, amount
$170.60.
G. R Yentis vs. Pedro Garza and
J. B. Garza; amount $181.27.
San Benito Medical and Surgical
clinic vs. R. J. Bohncr; amount,
$199.
Valley Drug and Sundries com
pany vs. Edinburg Drug company,
amount, $60 and $300.
Kelly-Springfield Tire company
vs. A. K. Nelson; amount, $647 92.
Robert Empire Electric company
vs. Edcouch Machine and Electric
company; amount $400.85
W. Kamiatani vs. B. D. Rawlin,
amount. $891.
Nearly all cases were defaulted by
the defendants.
MAGNETIC SURVEY
IS MADE BY CANADA
OTTAWA. Ontario. June 6.—<JP)—
Canada has the largest magnetic
survey in-the world, according to
A. O. Gorman, dominion land sur
veyor.
The amount of deflection of the
compass needle from the true as
tronomic north varies for different
parts of Canada. Since the year
1480, Mr. Gorman points out. the
topographical survey has been mak
ing magnetic observations in order
to chart the variation for all parts
of the country.
More than 24,000 such observa
tions have been taken.
land district. Possibly only 100 cars
wUl be moved from this section bal
ance season. Information from San
Antonio section indicates not more
than 5 or 6 cars will be moved daily
during current week. Last week 2.
283 cars of new potatoes were moved
from producing centers in United
States which is approximately one
third less than movement during
corresponding week 1928. Present
conditions seem to indicate approx
imately 3.000 cars new potatoes may
be moved during week ending June
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